| Activity |
Sponsor |
Time |
Location |
Description |
| African American History Challenge |
Judy Unger |
Meetings are Mondays |
201 |
African American History Challenge: The African America History Challenge is a national educational program designed by the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. to enhance the study of African-American history. The goal of the local competition is to encourage pride, self-worth, and an appreciation of the African-American legacy and culture in Omaha youth. |
| Art Club |
Kelly Lesser & Tori Wright |
Tuesday |
208 |
|
| Basketball- Girls |
O'Donnell & Thomas |
Daily after school practice |
|
January - March |
| Bluestem Soccer Club |
Cindy McGeary
Mike Grein |
TBD |
TBD |
April & May |
| Book Blasters |
Ryan Garcia |
Meetings are Mondays from 3:10-5:10 |
Room 325 |
Book Blasters: Book Blasters is a district-wide competition that involves a team of students who are responsible for reading approximately 12 selected novels. Teams then compete to see who reigns supreme in knowledge of the novels’ content. |
| Book Club |
Michele Mulder |
Fridays during Advisement |
Library |
Read and discuss books chosen by club members |
| Cheer |
Nicole McIntosh |
3:15 - 4:30, Tuesday & Thursday |
Cafeteria or Gym |
Bluestem Middle School Cheer Team is the ONLY middle school cheer team in Omaha Public Schools. This team prides themselves on school spirit, promoting pride within our school, supporting athletics at Bluestem and being role models at Bluestem. We look forward to cheering on the Meadowlarks! |
| Crochet Club |
Taylor Evert |
3:15-5pm, Days TBD |
Library |
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| Cross Country |
Williamson, Evert |
Daily after school |
Gym |
Fall Sports Season |
| Debate |
Ryan Garcia |
Meetings are Thursdays from 3:10-5:10 |
325 |
Debate: Students will research various topics and view each topic from multiple perspectives. Students will conduct 2-3 weeks of research on their topics and present their arguments in a debate form with 2 5-minutes sessions of arguments and 1 3-minute session for a rebuttal. Debate teams have opportunities to continue their success at the high school level. |
| Drama Club |
Kendal Woodward & Dominic Bazer |
Thursdays, 3:15-4:45pm |
126 |
|
| Fermi Math League |
Ryan Garcia |
Meetings are on Tuesdays from 3:10-5:10 |
325 |
Math contests/competitions are available for all grade levels throughout the year. Fermi Math is for 6th graders who want to answer math questions with no definitive answer. Students will create up to 10 questions that they will answer in order to find a solution to the main question. |
| Football |
Wildman, Hixson, K Jones, C Martin |
Daily after school practice |
Football Field |
Fall Season |
| Manga Club |
Michele Mulder |
Every other Tuesday during Advisement |
Library |
|
| Mariachi Club |
Ms Unger, Ms Soria, Ms. Leddy and community partner, Emmanel Saenz. |
Wednesdays after school |
Ensemble Room #201 |
Mariachi Club students are learning the art form of mariachi. Mariachi is a musical art form that orginiated in the Western region of Mexico. The students learn to sing songs, and also learn traditional mariachi instruments such as vihuela, gitarron, guitar, trumpet and or violin. The teaching artists include Ms. Unger, Ms. Hannah Ledy, an OPS band teacher, and also Mr. Miguel Gonzalez, a community partner who has his own mariachi group, called Mariachi Los Galleros.
Performance: Dec.17 |
| Math Counts |
Rebekah Hartner |
Tuesdays 3:10-5pm |
121 |
Math Counts competition is a national middle school coaching and competitive mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging “bee” style contests. It is supported by the National Society of Professional Engineers at the state and local levels. |
| Meadowlark Makers |
Beth Sloan & Michele Mulder |
TBD |
TBD |
Craft, create and make with others. |
| National Junior Honor Society |
Ryan Garcia |
Every other Friday |
325 |
|
| Pep Squad |
Erika Ward |
Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
Cafeteria |
Pep Squad is a strong group of 6th graders that practice learning cheers after school. They cheer at games and greet students at pep rallies. They are excited to represent Bluestem! |
| Quiz Bowl |
Ryan Garcia |
Meetings are Fridays from 3:10-5:10 |
Room 325 |
Quiz Bowl: Quiz Bowl is an academic competition. A four-member team competes against the clock answering questions from various disciplines. Skills, such as teamwork, cooperative group discussion, problem solving, and reaction time, are enhanced through practices and competitions. |
| Robotics |
Sheri Cohen Vollmer, Sean Vollmer & Joey Vollmer |
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays |
Room 304 |
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| Soccer - Boys |
Galaska & Bazer |
Daily after school practice |
|
March - May |
| Soccer - Girls |
Martin & Coughlin |
Daily after school practice |
|
March - May |
| Spelling Bee |
Ryan Garcia |
TBD |
TBD |
Spelling Bee: The Omaha World Herald sponsors the Spelling Bee. This competition is open to all students. Students participate in mini-spelling bees in their Language Arts class. The top students then compete in the Davis Spelling Bee. The winner of the Davis Spelling Bee competes in the Omaha Public School District Spelling Bee
School Spelling Bee will take place in December |
| Student Council |
Zoey Peterson |
Thursdays 3:15-5pm |
Library or 213 |
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